the crowds gathered at the espn sat at the french quarter. while it is not quite a parade, there is a steady stream of jersey-wearing fans, some more vocal than others. we talked with some fans were so serious, they came to town without tickets and they did not even plan on buying tickets. they just want to be here to soak up the atmosphere. brad bell, abc 7 news. >> i know it is the super bowl, but how proud would you be if that was your mom on tv? >> that was not just any purple wig. >> tonight, we will host the ravens road to the super bowl on abc 7, and tim brant will be checking in from new orleans, all starting at 8:00 on abc 7. >> looking forward to it. >> i will get my purple wig. >> they are playing inside of the superdome. and it is nice there. and that it will be fine, a lot more than a year. we have an active weather pattern. the time lapse on the weatherbug a nice amount of snow, gusting, delaplane but the sun was enough to melt off most of the snow in the area, but it will remain very chilly overnight. at the beach, snow on the